Janice Kew

Departure of foreign workers risks adding another drag to an economy in which per capita income has barely grown in a decade.

Pepkor Holding Ltd.’s payment services firm will acquire a financial technology firm as the clothing retailer expands its business in South Africa’s informal sector.

South Africa’s biggest domestic airline says air-traffic control constraints are forcing it to tailor flight schedules to take account of capacity restrictions at the country’s busiest airports.

Pressure on aircraft movements, particularly at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport, has become a constraint on network planning even as Air Traffic and Navigation Services works to restore staffing levels and modernise systems.

The flare-up in central Africa has marked a grim milestone.

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. secured the rights to develop, manufacture and sell potentially the world’s first monthly oral pill to prevent HIV, positioning South Africa at the forefront of efforts to combat the virus.

Local production would strengthen healthcare security across the continent and reduce reliance on imported medicines.

Uber’s partner in its first African low-cost electric vehicle offering said the war between the US and Iran and resulting fuel price increases is igniting demand for its branded vehicles.

A plan to repurpose an existing Ebola vaccine to help protect frontline health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving ahead as researchers seek ways to blunt a fast-spreading outbreak for which no approved shot exists.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has expanded to become the country’s largest ever, with infections continuing to accelerate and the virus spreading across five provinces despite an extensive response by health authorities and international partners.